Trump will be questioned in New York Attorney General Letitia James' fraud investigation Wednesday

[demmiblue]

Donald Trump will face questioning from the New York Attorney General's office Wednesday, as its years-long civil fraud probe nears its conclusion.

Trump confirmed Wednesday's deposition in the wide-ranging investigation in a post on his social network. He called the investigation a "witch hunt" and said "my great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides."

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sought the deposition for more than half a year as Trump and two of his children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, fought subpoenas through a trio of New York courts. They were eventually ordered to sit for depositions, and earlier this month Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump were questioned.

The subpoenas sought "testimony and documents in connection with an investigation into the valuation of properties owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump or the Trump Organization, or any matter which the Attorney General deems pertinent."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-will-be-questioned-in-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-fraud-investigation-wednesday/

Link to tweet

[Jarqui]

1. I hope he pleads the 5th and it's on video. ... nt

This is on the claims his ex-lawyer made about Trump - something to the effect of Trump varying the values of his properties to save taxes (lower valuation) or get loans (higher valuation) or something to do with insurance.

Like Manafort & Gates found out: the evidence of the paper trail for transactions like those is tough to overcome.

[Jersey Devil]

4. You won't ever see a tape of him taking the fifth

Taking the fifth cannot be held against someone being investigated. For a prosecutor to make it public that a defendant has taken the fifth would poison the jury pool and make it impossible for him to get a fair trial, leaving him a hole for appeal that any good lawyer could drive a bus through.

[Jarqui]

5. You might be right ..

Video of Mike Flynn invoking the 5th

Alex Jones, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark & Roger Stone invoked the 5th in front of the Jan 6th Committee - several of them about 100 times.

[Jarqui]

7. How about a media report?

Trump says he invoked right against self-incrimination in deposition with New York AG’s office
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-york-deposition-plead-fifth-b2142352.html

second source:
Trump invokes Fifth Amendment, declines to answer questions in civil investigation
https://kval.com/news/nation-world/former-president-donald-trump-says-hes-testifying-wednesday-in-long-running-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-investigation-real-estate-mogul-trump-organization-mar-a-lago-florida-search-witch-hunt-deposition-definition



Like son, like father
Eric Trump Invoked Fifth Amendment About 500 Times, N.Y. AG Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-19/eric-trump-invoked-fifth-amendment-about-500-times-n-y-ag-says

[Jersey Devil]

8. Fine, but it was Trump that made it public

For the prosecutor to do that would not be wise, giving a defendant grounds for appeal

[Jarqui]

9. Agreed re the prosecutor

It was bound to leak to the media.

[Jersey Devil]

2. I'd be shocked if Trump does not take the Fifth

Let's see how damaging it is to Trump to have to take the Fifth Amendment because there is no way in hell that any competent lawyer would allow him to testify. As a former criminal attorney my opinion is that it would be malpractice for any lawyer to do anything else then have him refuse, which by the way, cannot be held against him by a grand jury.

[ecstatic]

3. He's going to unravel

And official charges will be made by next week.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Here's hoping he skips his meds today and reveals all kinds of

Useful details. I assume there will be a transcript?